Stationary grip attachment for spinning socket wrenches



1951 G. J. HOUSTON 2,564,204

IN VEN TOR.

George'flzousion ATTDRN EYE Patented Aug. 14, 1951- STATIONARY GRIP ATTACHMENT FOR SPINNING SOCKET WRENCHES George J. Houston, Scranton, Pa.

Application February 15, 1949, Serial No. 76,583

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to a stationary handgrip for attachment to a conventional cross-arm socket wrench.

The object of the invention is to provide a hand-grip for rotatably receiving therein an end of a conventional cross-arm socket wrench so that the socket wrench can be conveniently spun in order to remove or apply a nut as desired, the hand-grip comprising a coiled wire rod.

A further object of the invention is to provide a socket wrench holder which is extremely simple and inexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application, and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the holder applied to a socket wrench, according to the present invention;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the holder;

Figure 3 is an end elevational view of the holder, looking into the open end thereof.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral l designates a conventional socket wrench which includes cross-arms II. The free end of each of the cross-arms H is provided with the usual socket i2 for receiving therein a nut which is to be removed or applied, as when a vehicle wheel is being replaced. The device of the present invention is for rotatably receiving and holding the wrench l0 whereby the wrench can be readily spun or rotated so that the nuts can be quickly removed and applied. The holder of the present invention is preferably fabricated substantially of a single piece of cylindrical wire rod which is shaped to provide a plurality of superposed convolutions or coils 13. These convolutions are arranged so that they define a cylindrical body which is adapted to be gripped by the users hands during the use thereof.

The wire has one end 14 thereof projecting longitudinally and centrally through the cylindrical body and the end M has its tip tapered, as

at I 5, for insertion into the socket l2 of the wrench H]. A plate IB is positioned transversely in the cylinder body adjacent one end thereof, and the plate 16 is provided with an aperture or opening 11 therein for the projection therethrough of the end 14 of the cylindrical wire.

In use, the wrench is arranged so that the proper socket receives therein the nut to be turned. Then the holder of the'present invention is arranged so that its tapered tip l5 projects into the opposed socket I 2 of the wrench. Then, the wrench l0 can be spun without the user actually touching the wrench near its axis of spin when removing or applying a nut.

As many embodiments may be made of this inventive concept, and as many modifications may be made in the embodiment hereinbefore shown and described, it is to be understood that all matter herein is to be interpreted merely as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

I claim:

As a new article of manufacture, a holder for socket wrenches comprising a cylindrical wire rod bent to provide a plurality of convolutions, said convolutions being arranged in superposed relation with respect to each other to define a cylindrical body adapted to be gripped by the users hand, one end of said rod projecting longitudinally through said cylindrical body and terminating in a tapered tip for insertion in a socket of said wrench, and a plate positioned transversely in said cylindrical body adjacent one end thereof, there being an aperture arranged centrally in said plate for passage therethrough of the projecting end of said rod.

GEORGE J. HOUSTON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent: V

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,113,389 Walden Oct. 13, 1914 1,314,012 Mowers Aug. 26, 1919 2,465,152 Ellison Mar. 22, 1949 2,517,878 Houston Aug. 8, 1950 

